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Replying To letsgetgoing:  "But should you all come into Roscommon on the same road. N61 From Boyle? You will also meet up with some ( certainly not all ) Mayo supporters coming on the N60 from Ballymoe/Castlerea as you enter the town.
Some Donegal supporters depending on their location might consider coming via Roosky, Kilglass lakes, Scramoge and Lanesborough/Ballyleague and enter Roscommon via the N63. ( Won't suit everybody I know)
Good parking generally in town if you use Google Maps to pick a location. The pitch is about 10/15 minutes walk from the centre of town.
I would advise to come early and enjoy the day out. Safe travelling to all Donegal and Mayo supporters.
See also advice to Proudroyal on page 346 on this thread for the Meath match from 2 Rossies."
Park up near lidl or aldi get there early and get her faced from home. one thing about it is traffic normally gets moving quick you can either hit sligo direction trough the boyle road or hit for Rooskey and cut across. From Aldi to the hyde is prob a 10 min walk. Pass caseys along the way if you want food. get there early my advice be alot of roscommon folk there as well.

Tarismelting22 (Roscommon) - Posts: 791 - 04/06/2025 09:02:34    2614729

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I take it Niall Higgins will be out now? Will John McManus be back, could do with his physicality. Great memories of Port Laoise some years ago against Armagh in a brilliant game of football, think Tyrone bet Cork that day there as well. Cork supporters didn't travel at all that day.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 151 - 04/06/2025 13:00:35    2614811

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Thanks lads, id need to leave now by the sounds of it!! Good luck against cork

gaeltacht81 (Donegal) - Posts: 11 - 04/06/2025 13:35:50    2614831

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Heading down from Letterkenny the day of the Mayo Donegal game. Usually come in the Boyle/Tulsk Road as always coming from Mayo. Would it be better to come via Longford and Lanesborough to avoid traffic from Mayo side and road works?

Mfs (Mayo) - Posts: 265 - 04/06/2025 14:38:57    2614861

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Replying To Mfs:  "Heading down from Letterkenny the day of the Mayo Donegal game. Usually come in the Boyle/Tulsk Road as always coming from Mayo. Would it be better to come via Longford and Lanesborough to avoid traffic from Mayo side and road works?"
Leave N4 at Rooskey across country to Balkyleague/Lanesboro maybe.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2378 - 04/06/2025 16:12:05    2614902

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I see the Bookies have Cork 5/6 favourites to beat us. I'm slightly surprised at that. We hammered Cork in the League even though Cork did miss a lot of chances that night. I think Roscommon can beat Cork. Doubt we'll go much further this Summer but I do think we can beat Cork.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2446 - 04/06/2025 19:43:56    2614937

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Replying To endgame:  "I see the Bookies have Cork 5/6 favourites to beat us. I'm slightly surprised at that. We hammered Cork in the League even though Cork did miss a lot of chances that night. I think Roscommon can beat Cork. Doubt we'll go much further this Summer but I do think we can beat Cork."
To be fair I'd say the bookies have it about right
Cork have played Kerry twice n this championship and have fared better on both occasions than we did against Kerry in the group stage
Wouldn't pass to much heed on beating cork n the league but I think at our best we can beat them but we haven't seen Ross at their best for a while hopefully that changes n portlaoise

rossy15 (Roscommon) - Posts: 656 - 04/06/2025 23:21:48    2614966

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Replying To endgame:  "I see the Bookies have Cork 5/6 favourites to beat us. I'm slightly surprised at that. We hammered Cork in the League even though Cork did miss a lot of chances that night. I think Roscommon can beat Cork. Doubt we'll go much further this Summer but I do think we can beat Cork."
League meeting in March has little relevance to a mid June knock out Championship game however then and last weekend against Cork are a team that do miss a lot of chances.

Have seen mixed betting with bookies in the main the punters expect a fine margin contest with no more than point or twp separating the teams by the end of the match which was the case in the last championship meeting between the two.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3640 - 04/06/2025 23:55:38    2614974

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Replying To endgame:  "I see the Bookies have Cork 5/6 favourites to beat us. I'm slightly surprised at that. We hammered Cork in the League even though Cork did miss a lot of chances that night. I think Roscommon can beat Cork. Doubt we'll go much further this Summer but I do think we can beat Cork."
Cork are that price, as they have far greater ability. Poorly managed, often lack direction and fight, but if the mood takes them could beat Roscommon well. Roscommon are well managed, play close to their ability, fight hard, yet are still only at the level or thereabouts of a misfiring Cork. Roscommon are playing to their extreme, if Meath and Cork suddenly decide to pick it up and click, would beat Roscommon heavily tbh.

The bookies know this. Refer back to previous recent wins over Meath and Cork until the cows come home. If Meath and Cork decide to perform on any given day, Roscommon simply aren't on their level!

32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4162 - 05/06/2025 00:53:52    2614979

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "Leave N4 at Rooskey across country to Balkyleague/Lanesboro maybe."
I would cut across and come via Lanesboro/Ballyleague. Straight route into Roscommon and would recommend parking across from Dunnes at the Arts Centre or even at Aldi or Lidl. Its only a ten minute walk to Hyde Park from there and outside the main congestion traffic area at Caseys and beyond

Rossfan93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 72 - 05/06/2025 09:20:31    2614994

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Replying To 32_4_1:  "Cork are that price, as they have far greater ability. Poorly managed, often lack direction and fight, but if the mood takes them could beat Roscommon well. Roscommon are well managed, play close to their ability, fight hard, yet are still only at the level or thereabouts of a misfiring Cork. Roscommon are playing to their extreme, if Meath and Cork suddenly decide to pick it up and click, would beat Roscommon heavily tbh.

The bookies know this. Refer back to previous recent wins over Meath and Cork until the cows come home. If Meath and Cork decide to perform on any given day, Roscommon simply aren't on their level!"
And I used to like the Royal county of Meath with Knowth, , Dowth, Newgrange and the historic Hill of Tara. I'll have to take a reset on that.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2446 - 05/06/2025 13:41:57    2615080

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Replying To 32_4_1:  "Cork are that price, as they have far greater ability. Poorly managed, often lack direction and fight, but if the mood takes them could beat Roscommon well. Roscommon are well managed, play close to their ability, fight hard, yet are still only at the level or thereabouts of a misfiring Cork. Roscommon are playing to their extreme, if Meath and Cork suddenly decide to pick it up and click, would beat Roscommon heavily tbh.

The bookies know this. Refer back to previous recent wins over Meath and Cork until the cows come home. If Meath and Cork decide to perform on any given day, Roscommon simply aren't on their level!"
You are living in the past. Cork and Meath's are not the sides that use to challenge and win All Irelands their level right now are teams that was unable to get out of Div 2. In Meath's case they had the opportunity to make up for failing to not gain promotion by winning Leinster by beating Div 2 Louth but failed there also.

As outsider looking in I highly doubt you'll get any Roscommon poster on here that thinks their team are well managed and playing close to their ability or to their extreme if they were they would be favourites to win by a few points to spare in that round 3 game in Portlaoise. The punters know the way Roscommon are managed and performing makes it a 50/50 against Cork.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 476 - 05/06/2025 13:56:27    2615088

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Replying To rossy15:  "To be fair I'd say the bookies have it about right
Cork have played Kerry twice n this championship and have fared better on both occasions than we did against Kerry in the group stage
Wouldn't pass to much heed on beating cork n the league but I think at our best we can beat them but we haven't seen Ross at their best for a while hopefully that changes n portlaoise"
Roscommon are one point favourties with Boyle Sports and Paddy Power the opposite. It's a 50/50 game given the form.

Cork fared better in the Munster championship game or be it Kerry was strolling to victory until Paudie Clifford saw red. It was much for muchness how Cork and Roscommon fared against Kerry in the group stage. Cork playing at home lost by 11 points conceded 1-28 (31) and scored 0-20. Roscommon playing away lost by 10 points scored 0-17 and conceded 3-18 (27)

Not sure about needing to be at your best, the way you performed on Saturday with improving your shooting will likely be enough to win.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 476 - 05/06/2025 14:15:23    2615094

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Replying To 32_4_1:  "Cork are that price, as they have far greater ability. Poorly managed, often lack direction and fight, but if the mood takes them could beat Roscommon well. Roscommon are well managed, play close to their ability, fight hard, yet are still only at the level or thereabouts of a misfiring Cork. Roscommon are playing to their extreme, if Meath and Cork suddenly decide to pick it up and click, would beat Roscommon heavily tbh.

The bookies know this. Refer back to previous recent wins over Meath and Cork until the cows come home. If Meath and Cork decide to perform on any given day, Roscommon simply aren't on their level!"
Don't know what Kool aid has got into the Boyne but you'd want to stick to the bottled water. You don't even know how bookies odds are dictated.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 151 - 05/06/2025 14:19:45    2615098

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I've seen some troll behavior by our neighbour posters from Galway,Mayo and Leitrim over the years on here but that post from the Meath poster really takes the biscuit, Appalling effort but mildly humorous all the same.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4074 - 05/06/2025 14:39:52    2615111

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Replying To 32_4_1:  "Cork are that price, as they have far greater ability. Poorly managed, often lack direction and fight, but if the mood takes them could beat Roscommon well. Roscommon are well managed, play close to their ability, fight hard, yet are still only at the level or thereabouts of a misfiring Cork. Roscommon are playing to their extreme, if Meath and Cork suddenly decide to pick it up and click, would beat Roscommon heavily tbh.

The bookies know this. Refer back to previous recent wins over Meath and Cork until the cows come home. If Meath and Cork decide to perform on any given day, Roscommon simply aren't on their level!"
comment of the year, davy will pin this on the dressing wall and hopefully our players mood will change as well and we get the result we need.

hontherossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 130 - 05/06/2025 16:38:20    2615151

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Replying To 32_4_1:  "Cork are that price, as they have far greater ability. Poorly managed, often lack direction and fight, but if the mood takes them could beat Roscommon well. Roscommon are well managed, play close to their ability, fight hard, yet are still only at the level or thereabouts of a misfiring Cork. Roscommon are playing to their extreme, if Meath and Cork suddenly decide to pick it up and click, would beat Roscommon heavily tbh.

The bookies know this. Refer back to previous recent wins over Meath and Cork until the cows come home. If Meath and Cork decide to perform on any given day, Roscommon simply aren't on their level!"
I'm no expert on our neighbours but to me they look poorly managed. Roscommon punch well above their weight when you consider their population in my opinion and that's a compliment but with the current crop of players they have I'd argue they are underachieving.

Bottom line if the current Cork and Roscommon teams both play to their absolute best ability next weekend then I believe the rossies will take them.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11617 - 05/06/2025 17:18:40    2615169

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Replying To hontherossie:  "comment of the year, davy will pin this on the dressing wall and hopefully our players mood will change as well and we get the result we need."
Do you honestly think Davy will pin an anonymous post from a supposedly Meath supporter on to the wall of the dressing room in a game against Cork ? If that's all the motivation that Davy can come up with then maybe they should stay at home.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2119 - 05/06/2025 17:36:51    2615174

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Replying To 32_4_1:  "Cork are that price, as they have far greater ability. Poorly managed, often lack direction and fight, but if the mood takes them could beat Roscommon well. Roscommon are well managed, play close to their ability, fight hard, yet are still only at the level or thereabouts of a misfiring Cork. Roscommon are playing to their extreme, if Meath and Cork suddenly decide to pick it up and click, would beat Roscommon heavily tbh.

The bookies know this. Refer back to previous recent wins over Meath and Cork until the cows come home. If Meath and Cork decide to perform on any given day, Roscommon simply aren't on their level!"
The algorithm tells the bookies what prices to set to get the biggest return.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8041 - 05/06/2025 17:46:10    2615178

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "The algorithm tells the bookies what prices to set to get the biggest return."
And the bookies have employees with PHD's in software engineering and mathematics ensuring that the algorithms work in their favour. A mugs game trying to outdo them in the medium and long term.

letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 754 - 05/06/2025 20:54:42    2615207

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